Honolulu’s fire chief says immediate changes were made in the wake of recent accidents — one of them deadly, the other serious. It’s the first time Chief Manuel Neves has directly answered questions about safety since Wednesday, when we revealed witness video that shows a firefighter falling out of a helicopter rescue basket that got snagged on a utility line.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHON-TV FOX 2

The volunteer firefighter hailed as a hero for ending a deadly shooting rampage at a South Carolina elementary school minutes after a teen opened fire also carried a gun on campus, a violation of South Carolina law. No one is suggesting charging the Townville hero, but Jamie Brock's quick actions at Townville Elementary have some legislators calling to change state law.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State

On a recent breezy morning, the smell of smoke filled the air as Hartford firefighters prepared to battle a basement fire. Teams from a ladder company and two engine companies rotated through the department training academy's "smoke house," where on this day firefighters must locate and rescue victims inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant

A North Las Vegas Fire Department captain hailed as a hero for rescuing a baby died Wednesday night from a medical episode after returning home from fighting a three-alarm fire, officials said. The death of 43-year-old Yaphet Miller, a 22-year veteran of the department, was determined to be work-related because his last shift was spent fighting the blaze, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Sun

Interim D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham says miscommunication led to a delayed police response, as a District firefighter and paramedic struggled with a woman who attacked them with a knife. “The fire department clearly needed some assistance, and that information wasn’t clearly communicated to the (police) officer in the field,” said Newsham, in a WTOP interview.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-AM 1500 Washington

The city is handcuffing efforts to negotiate pay raises for police because of an outdated city charter provision that requires wage parity with firefighters, according to a lawsuit filed by the officers’ union Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court. The St. Louis Police Officers Association, which represents the majority of the officers, asks that a judge declare invalid a part of the charter requiring that officers and firefighters earn comparable wages.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

PHOTO - Quick thinking by an off-duty firefighter saved some Wampum fire equipment Tuesday night. Assistant Wampum Fire Chief T.J. Edinger was driving home from work at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday when he saw smoke coming from the corner of the Wampum fire station at 709 W. Church St. He discovered the department's squad car, a 2006 Ford Expedition, was burning.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Castle News

Today OnStar celebrates its 20th anniversary by giving $20,000 each to 20 public safety personnel who experienced serious physical injury or hardship that impacted their ability to perform their jobs. OnStar identified the 20 recipients by working with the International Association of Chiefs of Police Foundation (IACPF), Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) – Sunshine Fund, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

An East Village restaurant owner almost got sliced and diced by a disgruntled ex-employee who attacked him with knives — but a pair of quick-thinking FDNY medical techs saved the day. EMTs Bruce Fonseca, 30, and Ryan Gref, 35, ran into the frightening scene Wednesday around 8:45 p.m. as they responded to a 911 call on 14th St.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

The Modesto City Council on Tuesday turned down a $1.08 million grant that would have paid for a dozen firefighters to become paramedics after an emotional roller coaster of a discussion that lasted more than 2-1/2 hours. Council members Kristi Ah You and Tony Madrigal cast the only “yes” votes to accept the Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, while the five other council members voted “no.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Modest Bee

City officials scrapped plans to raise the roof of the downtown Lebanon fire station to make room for its new $870,000 ladder truck. Lebanon bought the truck, but it doesn’t fit in either of its fire stations. The lone bid to raise the roof and renovate the downtown station came in at $680,000, more than double the projected $250,000.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News

VIDEO - We’re learning more about what happened when a firefighter fell from a helicopter rescue basket, and that his injuries were far more serious than initially revealed. The incident was caught on video, and first responders say it’s the latest case that shows a need for more safety measures. The video may be hard to watch.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHON-TV FOX 2

Today, six former Oswego firefighters suited up for duty for the first time with the Syracuse Fire Department. It was a fortunate turn of events for six men whose positions were axed in Oswego, and for the SFD, which lost an unusually high number of recruits in its most recent class. Bill Ryan, chief of staff for Mayor Stephanie Miner, called the deal a win-win for Syracuse today.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse Post-Standard

In what feels like a very divisive world, you hear sometimes hear about great deeds. Some tug at the heart strings. A local Phoenix fire captain shows us all that a small deed can lead to big things. Capt. Gary Hernandez is a fire investigator with the Phoenix Fire Department. He traveled to New York City for a vacation with his family.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 5 AZ KPHO

Bethel Volunteer Fire Department leaders ask York County Council either to keep local fire service control with volunteers, or let them know otherwise so they can start making plans. Volunteers say if Council doesn’t respond by Oct. 18 to their request to suspend the hiring process for a new paid chief, the department will assume the county is discontinuing its longstanding agreement with them for fire protection in Lake Wylie beginning next year.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Online

In a case of “he said” versus “he said” former Wilkes-Barre Township fire chief John Yuknavich and the new chief Richard Hart have court dates next month on separate harassment complaints against each other arising from an alleged shouting match during the cleanup of the Giant’s Despair Hill Climb last summer.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times Leader

It's 8:30 a.m. and the sun is already heating up the artificial turf at Banning High School's football field. Some 70 ninth- and 10th-graders line up on their stomachs for push-ups. For some of these kids, the "push-up ready" pose looks like a cross between an aborted yoga position and a nap. "Come on! Butts down, hips off the ground, shoulders over your hand!" barks Los Angeles Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR.org

The Orlando Fire Department told News 6 that it is in the in the process of applying for a grant that would allow the department to purchase more ballistic vests. "When you look at what the nation has gone through and what we went through here in Orlando. I guess we are more astute. We are more aware, more cognizant of what's happening in the world because it affects us here in Orlando," said fire Chief Roderick Williams.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ClickonOrlando.com

PHOTO - Eric Hurst remembers his first time sitting in a particular red firetruck. He was 5 or 6 years old and he was infatuated. Today, that very same truck is parked in his garage. “It's amazing,” Hurst, now 32, said. “I can't believe I found it.” Hurst, public information officer for South Metro Fire Rescue and operations manager of the 9-1-1 dispatch call center, was born and raised in south metro Denver.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Centennial Citizen

John Centanni has spent the better part of his life as a Newark firefighter. The 51-year-old fire chief rose through the ranks after joining the department in 1986, and has dedicated his life to ensuring the safety of Newark's residents. On Monday, Centanni worked his last shift before retirement. "You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger cheerleader of the Newark Fire Department," Raul Malave, the city's assistant public safety director, told dozens of friends, family and colleagues who'd gathered on Clifton Street Monday for Centanni's ceremonial sendoff.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com